UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
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Washington, D.C. 20549 | ||||||||||||||||||||
FORM 8-K | ||||||||||||||||||||
CURRENT REPORT | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 6, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
BIOHEART, INC. | ||||||||||||||||||||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 1-33718 | 65-0945967 | ||||||||||||||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) Identification No.) |
(IRS Employer) | ||||||||||||||||||
13794 NW 4th Street, Suite 212, Sunrise, Florida | 33325 | |||||||||||||||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||||||||||||||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (954) 835-1500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Not applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
On September 6, 2010, the Board of Directors of Bioheart, Inc. (the
"Company") appointed Samuel S. Ahn, M.D. to serve as a director of
the Company. Dr. Ahn previously served as a member of the Company's
Board of Directors from January 2001 thru September 2008. Dr Ahn was
one of the early pioneers in developing the field of endovascular
surgery by coordinating and leading the first endovascular
training courses in the US and Europe as well as developing some of
the endovascular devices and techniques currently in clinical use
today. He is a former Professor of Surgery in the Division of
Vascular Surgery at UCLA, where he was also the Director of the
Endovascular Surgery Program. In 2006 Dr. Ahn founded Vascular
Management Associates, Inc., a consulting and management firm that
sets up outpatient endovascular centers across the US. VMA has set up
8 such sites to date and is on track to set up two more this year. In
2008, he co-founded Wright-Ahn Technology, LLC, to develop and
commercialize endovascular devices. In 2009, he co-founded MediBank
International, LLC, a global healthcare IT Company. Dr. Ahn graduated
from the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School in Dallas,
and received his general and vascular surgical residency training at
UCLA. He also earned his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of
Management in August, 2004. Dr. Ahn sits on five vascular journal
editorial boards, and has published over 120 peer-reviewed
manuscripts, 50 book chapters, and five textbooks, including the
first and definitive textbook on Endovascular Surgery. During the
past eighteen years he has consulted for over 50 biomedical
companies, both new and established, and has authored over 15
patents. Dr. Ahn's experience as a medical professional, together
with his experience with us, makes him well-qualified to serve on,
and a valuable member of, the Company's Board of Directors.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Item 9.01. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(d) Exhibits. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
SIGNATURES | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date: September 9, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
BIOHEART, INC. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
By: | /s/ Mike Tomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Tomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Executive Officer |
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